Prosthetic technology uses a variety of technologies, including 3D printing, artificial intelligence, and robotics, to improve the quality of life for people who use prosthetics.

Technologies used in prosthetics:

• 3D printing: Reduces the cost of prototyping, customization, and production
• Microprocessors: Adjust the limb’s response based on terrain and activity
• Myoelectric sensors: Translate electromyographic (EMG) signals from muscles into functions
• Augmented reality: May help create multi-functional prosthetics
• Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR): May help create multi-functional prosthetics
• Haptic feedback: Restores sensation
• Machine learning: Helps control prosthetics
  
  

Examples of prosthetic technology:
Robotic lower leg prostheses that create a more natural walking motion
Exoskeletons that respond to changing terrain in real time
Prosthetic hands that can replicate 100 different sensations

The Future of Prosthetic Technology:
As scientists learn more about the human body, prosthetics will start to feel and behave more like the real thing.

Challenges:
However, there are still challenges to overcome, such as making powered prosthetics lighter, more durable, and more efficient.